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My ancient Mytilus 150 filter is probably going to split in two one of these days (came with the house when I bought it 22 years ago). This is what my pad looks like. I don't think I have a lot of space for a large diameter filter, like a Clean & Clear Plus. So I'm thinking a Clean & Clear RP...

My 30+ year old filter with a somewhat newer Pentair variable-speed pump and MasterTemp heater

They'd be doing me a favor by freeing up some space on the shelves lining the walls my garage.

I've had a Liquidator sitting in the box waiting to be installed for years and it's just taking up space in my garage. If I install anything at this point, it will be an SWG, so I don't have any use for this thing. I've never even opened the box I don't think. Send a PM if you want it. I'm...

I need some advice on the best way to keep my unused pool covered. Our house in Las Vegas is empty most of the year except for two months at the end of summer when we're here and using the pool. We might also spend some time in the spring here, but it's too cool to use the pool then. I prefer...

I own a VS-3050 and would like to add automation to my pool. Since I already have the variable speed pump, and want to make use of the variable speeds in my system's programming, does it make sense to stick with automation from Pentair (I'm thinking Easy Touch 4), as they can talk directly to...

Personally, I've always spliced the old wires to the new wires, and used the old wire to pull the new one through the conduit. If I'm going to have to pull the old wire out and the new wire through, might as well do both at one time.

I need to buy some pool safety fence for my neighbor because part of my fence was accidentally given away to him (by my ex-wife) when I still wanted to keep it. He gave it back when he learned of the mistake, but I feel bad about taking something back from him, especially when it's something to...

I want to add some automation to my pool. I've noticed that Intermatic valve actuators are about 40% of the price of Jandy actuators (I have Jandy Never-Lube valves). Are the Jandy actuators that much better that their considerable price premium is warranted, or are they not that much different?

I drained half the water in my pool this weekend. I thought my CYA was up over 160ppm but it was really only at about 100ppm, so I drained half of it. I rented a 4000gph pump from Home Depot for $36/day (or $24 for 4hrs). Took slightly under two hours, and they gave me two 50 foot lengths of...

I just had a VS3050 installed and am trying to find out how low I can run it at with my skimmer and dedicated vacuum lines open, and still get good vacuuming. Right now it looks like the floor is about 1700rpm. At 1500rpm I have to shut off the skimmer line to get good vacuuming. Does that...

I don't have it yet but it's a Pentair Intelliflo VS-3050. It looks like I would need an Intellicomm to control the speeds on the pump? Since the pump speeds are selected by commands over the serial port, the Intellicom connects to the relay outputs from the automation system, and translates...

I have an installation of a variable speed pump scheduled for Friday of next week, and the wife just called and said when she went to the pool store to sign the pwr company rebate form, they told her they had a salt water chlorine generator on special for $1400 installed (including salt and...

Is 80ppm CYA the highest you would recommend? The reason I ask is because I will have to partially drain and refill my pool before I open it, and I live in an area that's under drought watch, so I want to use as little water as possible. Right now I'm looking at about draining half the water...

In case you're not able to diagnose the problem yourself, the local pool stores where I live (NPS and Leslie's) have always fixed my pool cleaner for just the cost of the parts. They even install the new parts for you. Some of the experienced people are amazingly fast and accurate with their...

My wife bought a Polaris ATV on the advice of a salesperson at NPS (I was out of town). There was nothing wrong with the Hayward Navigator we had, it just needed some rebuild parts, but she didn't know it could be fixed. The Polaris seems slightly less prone to getting clogged with leaves, but...

Here is a drawing of my light: I wrap three winds of teflon tape over the raised center of the rubber gasket (part 4) and the lip where it mates with the shell (part 6), and then after pressing the lens in place and pressing the gasket into the shell, I wrap three more winds of tape over the...

I've always had problems with water leaks in light fixtures, even with brand new replacement lights (Sta-Rite Sunlite). After a few months of use I see a little water behind the lens. I've tried wrapping a little teflon tape around the rubber lens gasket before mating it with the metal shell...

I finally got around to installing the guts from a couple Jandy Never Lube valves (bought on Ebay) into my existing gray Jandy valves. They work perfectly.

I received the PF1102T/MT manual from Intermatic. Their web site shows a picture of a mechanical timer on the page for the PF1102T, but in fact, it is an electronic timer. I would have bought this timer in the first place had their web site displayed the correct picture. PF1102T/MT Users Manual

Thanks for all of the advice. I'm leaning towards selling the timer and not changing anything now, and taking care of it when I install some equipment upgrades six months from now. Here is a link to the scanned manual: PF1103MT.pdf

That's how my current timer is wired (240V uses two hot wires but not neutral). However, the P1103MT specifically states that the neutral wire must be used even for 240V applications. It says this right on the front page, and says to use the P1102T if you're using it in a 240V application and...

I have an old Intermatic electronic timer which I believe is equivalent to the current P1102ME timer. It has two wires for the 240V power, two wires for the pump, and a screw to attach the green ground wire. No neutral wire. I wanted to add freeze protection (it freezes a few hours a night...

I was looking at a parts list for the Jandy Neverlube valves and noticed that the part number for the housing was the same as for the gray valves (non-Neverlube). Is it possible to convert a non-Neverlube gray Jandy valve into a Neverlube by just swapping out the guts of the valve with those...

I have three old greasable Jandy valves installed, which have never given me any trouble (15+ years of service). A few weeks ago when a plumber came out to replace a leaking section of pipe, he commented that I should remove the grease cups and replace them with brass plugs to prevent suction...

I have an 18x36 in-ground pool at my home in Las Vegas. For the past several years I've put both a solid cover and a leaf cover on the pool for winter closing, the idea being that I can pull all the leaves off at once with the leaf cover, and then pump off whatever water that remains on the...